GTEB Memorandum Circular No. 001 (1999)
U.S. TEXTILE VISAS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR QUOTA ELIMINATED (INTEGRATED) PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 1999
(NAR) VOL. 11 NO.1 / JANUARY – MARCH 2000
[ GTEB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 001, S. OF 1999, January 07, 1999 ]
U.S. TEXTILE VISAS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR QUOTA ELIMINATED (INTEGRATED) PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 1999
1. Please be informed that effective 01 January 1999, all Philippine garments & textile exports where quotas were eliminated (integrated), as enumerated below will no longer require textile visa upon entry into the United States. The following are the products/categories that will not require textile visa to the U.S.
A. Whole Categories For Which Visas Will No Longer Be Required Category Description 229 Special purpose fabric 239 Babies' garments, except diapers 330 Handkerchiefs 349 Brassieres and other body supporting garments 353 Men's and boys' down-filled coats 354 Women's and girls' down-filled coats 432 Hosiery 439 Babies garments and clothing accessories 465 Floor coverings 630 Handkerchiefs 632 Hosiery 653 Men's and boys' down-filled coats 654 Women's and girls' down-filled coats 665 Floor coverings 832 Hosiery 839 Babies' garments and clothing accessories 899 Other silk blend and vegetable fiber (SBOV) manufactures B. Part Categories For Which Visas Will No Longer Be Required Part Category Description359-pt Cotton leg warmers in HTS heading 6406 369-pt Cotton wadding in HTS Chapters 56, floor coverings in HTS Chapter 57, & cotton footwear parts in HTS
Chapter 64
459-pt Wool footwear and leg warmers in HTS Chapter 64 469-pt Wool wadding and floor covering underlays in HTS Chapter 56 and parts of footwear in HTS Chapter 64 659-pt Manmade fiber leg warmers in HTS Chapter 64 669-pt Manmade fiber wadding and cordage in HTS Chapter 56 859-pt SBOV: All items except pantyhose and tights, shawls scarves, and mufflers, brassieres, girdles, corsets, suspenders and braces 2. This Office shall still issue the Textile Export Clearance (TEC) for all the above products before any shipment is effected.
3. Submission of Bill of Lading/Airwaybill in accordance with the rules shall be required for monitoring purposes. Adopted: 07 Jan. 1999
(SGD.) FELICITAS R. AGONCILLO-REYES Executive Director